Thane: Eight vehicles parked in Lokmanya Nagar area of Maharashtra’s Thane city were torched by unidentified persons in the wee hours of Monday, a civic official said.
Locals saw smoke near a bus stop in Lokmanya Nagar and informed the authorities around 3 am about four two-wheelers and as many auto-rickshaws being on fire, Thane’s regional disaster management cell (RDMC) chief Santosh Kadam said.
RDMC officials and fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and doused the flames, he said.
A probe was underway, a police official said, adding that no arrest was made so far.
Last month, around nine two-wheelers had been set ablaze in Naupada area of the city.
Later, two persons were arrested in connection with the incident.
PTI
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